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Night outdoor scene on grass with several men gathered. A man in saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot at centre, facing a group. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin draped with orange and maroon cloth and heaped with white and yellow garlands. On the right, a man in a red shirt and a woman in a green sari hold a silver plate with offerings and a brass vessel. A red container stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual procession or puja outdoors at night.

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Night-time outdoor ritual on grass beside dark trees. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands at left, holding an oil lamp, with hands joined. At centre, a decorated object with a golden crown-like top and a garland of orange marigolds and white flowers sits on the ground, surrounded by devotees. A man in a red shawl bows low before it, and a man in a white shirt crouches at lower right near small offerings and a plastic bag. Other devotees in white, grey and saffron clothing stand around, some with folded hands, in a padapuja-style gathering.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Night procession on a dirt path beside green shrubbery, lit by a hand-held oil lamp. A man in white shirt and dhoti raises a red-based oil lamp overhead on the left. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads walks with hands joined. Behind, men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow. Right of centre, two men carry a flower-decorated palanquin-style deity murti with a gold crown, heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds; one wears a checked shirt and white dhoti, the other a red shirt and green-bordered cloth holding a tray of offerings.2010-08-09July 20 20102010-07-20Night procession outdoors carrying a deity murti under a decorated umbrella. The deity sits on a golden palanquin draped with a golden cloth and large garlands of white flowers, purple and orange. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and bangles, back to camera, grips a wooden carrying pole. Around him men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas, also carry the palanquin. A shaved-headed man in white with glasses and a lanyard walks beside the pole. The ground is dirt and the background is dark trees.2010-11-05Night-time outdoor ceremony on bare red earth with a small planted sapling or plant and scattered yellow flowers at the base. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and gold necklace, stands centre-right with hands near his body. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a staff-like ritual object. Around them a crowd in white shirts and dhotis presses in, some with palms joined in prayer. On the right a woman in white sari with gold border holds a silver vessel, and on the left a boy in white holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, turban and garland, but his face and features cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.2007-08-17November 21 20102010-11-21July 20 20102010-07-20A night-time procession at an outdoor temple area, with a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a garland of white and orange flowers and a red-and-yellow floral frame, under a red and gold canopy. Several men in white dhotis walk barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a yellow cloth drapes the palanquin's base. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand at the edges, one with his arm extended toward the procession. Onlookers in white and red stand behind. Oil lamps and dark trees fill the background.2010-11-21Night photograph at a temple entrance with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of orange and white flowers and a ceremonial gold necklace, and holds his hand near his face. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stand close. At left, a man in a checked shirt tends a decorated deity murti or palanquin heaped with orange, yellow and white flower garlands. A video camera operator is visible at lower right, and a lamp glows near the top of the frame.2010-08-09December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copies